cruise ships

In the midst of a world shipbuilding
boom, with the highest level of tonnage
under construction and on order
in 13 years, shipyards are once again
producing a number of interesting,
economical and innovative designs.
The highly competitive, burgeoning
cruise

The construction of two 70,000-
grt cruise ships ordered by Astramar
of Genoa, which will be among
the largest in the world upon completion,
is well under way at the
Monfalcone yard of Fincantieri
Cantieri Navali Italiani.
The first of these two

The Canaveral Port Authority
Board of Commissioners recently
approved and offered a proposal to
World City Corporation for the
Florida port to homeport the luxury
cruise ship Phoenix World City.
The proposal also provides for the
leasing of port

The worst kept secret in the U.S. shipbuilding
industry is the need for
renewed, elevated levels of naval ship
construction to maintain the fleet at a
level, which allows it to meet its worldwide
operational strategies. The bestkept
secret is exactly what combination
of political pressure,

New Orders Up For Second Year In A Row
According to Drewry Shipping
Consultants Ltd., London, England,
an aging world fleet (27 percent of
the fleet is more than 15 years old),
should provide the world's shipbuilding
industries with a modest
increase